Date:         Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:28:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: "Fireing up" my van    Re: Aircooled Vanagons
Comments: To: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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Hi Zoltan,

A perfect solution for this is to visit your local thrift shop and
pick up a $3 hot-air pocorn popper. They are usually rated for about
1000W and if you remove the deflector from the top they will blow the
air straight upwards. Set it on the ground under the engine and it
will be warmed up pretty quick.

They can also be used to preheat the interior in cold weather if you
don't want to leave the vehicle sitting in the driveway with the
engine running. Just don't blame me if you want to go to the movies
afterwards.


Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
www.busesofthecorn.com



On 15-Nov-06, at 8:53 PM, Zoltan wrote:

> Once, I could not start the van in a very cold weather, the oil was
> too
> thick.  So, I went out and bought some barbeque coal and lighter
> fluid and
> cut an gallon oil can on the side, put the coal in and fired it up,
> waited
> until it burned down to amber then pushed it under the van's engine
> and
> waited for fifteen minutes.  It started up the first try.
> I learned it in Hungary, when I seen a tractor being heated up from
> under
> the same way.
> I know, some faint hearted would have called the police.  That's
> what faint
> hearted do.
> Zoltan